Verizon (VZ) Said Nearing Deal to Acquire Yahoo! (YHOO)

Verizon (VZ), Yahoo! (YHOO) Deal May Come on Monday - Bloomberg

July 24, 2016 12:42 PM EDT

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) said planning to announce $4.8 billion deal to acquire Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) on Monday, according to Blomberg.

Previously, the deal was said to not include Yahoo!'s patents. The... More

Verizon (VZ) price for Yahoo! (YHOO) said to be about $5B; Excludes patents - Bloomberg

July 22, 2016 9:07 AM EDT

Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) price for Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) said to be about $5 billion, according to Bloomberg. The deal is said to exclude patents.

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Verizon emerges as front-runner in Yahoo auction: sources

July 22, 2016 8:47 AM EDT

By Greg Roumeliotis and Liana B. Baker

(Reuters) - Yahoo Inc (NASDAQ: YHOO) is focusing on U.S. telecommunications company Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ) as the buyer of its core business after reviewing final bids that it received this week, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.

A deal would boost Verizon's AOL internet business, which the company acquired last year for $4.4 billion, by giving it access to Yahoo's advertising technology tools, as well other assets such as search, mail, messenger and real... More

Did AT&T (T) Win the Yahoo! (YHOO) Bidding?

July 21, 2016 5:15 PM EDT

AT&T (NYSE: T) may have won the bidding for Yahoo!... More

Did AT&T (T) Win the Yahoo! (YHOO) Bidding?

July 21, 2016 5:15 PM EDT

AT&T (NYSE: T) may have won the bidding for Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) web assets. A number of Yahoo pages are showing up with an AT&T logo.

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Silicon Valley's Yahoo diaspora mourns company's decline

July 21, 2016 3:38 AM EDT

By Deborah M. Todd and Jeffrey Dastin

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Former Yahoo executive Dan Rosensweig has not worked at the pioneering internet company in nearly a decade.

But last week, as Yahoo Inc (NASDAQ: YHOO) prepared to sell its core internet business, he was sporting a Yahoo T-shirt and, in an interview, reveled in memories of the company's heyday, along with the deep impact its alumni had - and still have - in shaping Silicon Valley.

He recalled a workforce that believed "they were doing something that mattered: bringing people information,"... More